good thing I opened that packet of paperwork before my doctor's appointment next week.
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good thing I opened that packet of paperwork before my doctor's appointment next week. Apparently I was supposed to get bloodwork done before showing up. Guess who's leaving for a 1:40pm blood draw today.
@da_667 I feel that one. At least our lab readily takes walk-ins so I can go early. Pre-coffee and food me does not appreciate having to wait until later in the day to get poked.
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the last kidney doctor I went to was like:
"How you feeling?"
me: "alright, I guess."
doctor:"Good, give me blood and urine. See you in six months."
This is the same dude who I had been seeing before my primary care physician got acess to their lab work and discovered I was in the middle of CKD in December, nearly a full year after I started seeing this dude.
@da_667 Yikes!
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@da_667 hopefully not a fasting required one
@arrjay I can't speak for every CKD practice, but the one I use to went to does not require fasting for a blood panel and urine analysis.
Now, for a full spectrum blood test your primary care physician would give you, yeah, I have to fast for those.
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@arrjay I can't speak for every CKD practice, but the one I use to went to does not require fasting for a blood panel and urine analysis.
Now, for a full spectrum blood test your primary care physician would give you, yeah, I have to fast for those.
@arrjay my usual routine is on check-up with the doc, assume that I'll be doing blood work and stop eating around 8pm the previous day, for my appointment the next morning. Which is fine, that's become my routine to stop eating past 8pm.
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@da_667 Yikes!
@mattblaze life sucks, I didn't know how bad it was, but I'm more well-informed now. At last check, it was at stage 3 (stage 5 is full kidney failure, and requires dialysis). Which means the damage is manageable with extremely close control of diet, and in general being healthier.
I've lost 56 lbs since December, and have taking a much more active role in eating healthier things. So, I'm on the right track, and just hoping it isn't too little too late.
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@mattblaze life sucks, I didn't know how bad it was, but I'm more well-informed now. At last check, it was at stage 3 (stage 5 is full kidney failure, and requires dialysis). Which means the damage is manageable with extremely close control of diet, and in general being healthier.
I've lost 56 lbs since December, and have taking a much more active role in eating healthier things. So, I'm on the right track, and just hoping it isn't too little too late.
@mattblaze according to internet resources, the biggest thing I have to do aside from already managing calories, sugar, and fat to help improve my A1C and Cholesterol numbers, is managing sodium, phosphates, and excessive potassium. Sodium is the biggest hurdle, requiring a lot of preparation and planning to get no salt added variants of things that I enjoy eating.
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@arrjay my usual routine is on check-up with the doc, assume that I'll be doing blood work and stop eating around 8pm the previous day, for my appointment the next morning. Which is fine, that's become my routine to stop eating past 8pm.
@da_667 ah, the docs here tend to off-site bloodwork, so I get to cope with the vague "you should do it sometime in two weeks before the office visit"
And...Usually forget until 3 days before, so booking labs sucks.
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@da_667 ah, the docs here tend to off-site bloodwork, so I get to cope with the vague "you should do it sometime in two weeks before the office visit"
And...Usually forget until 3 days before, so booking labs sucks.
@arrjay this packet of paperwork had been sitting on my desk for a month. Nobody had mentioned "get this shit done now, and schedule the bloodwork inside immediately."
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@mattblaze according to internet resources, the biggest thing I have to do aside from already managing calories, sugar, and fat to help improve my A1C and Cholesterol numbers, is managing sodium, phosphates, and excessive potassium. Sodium is the biggest hurdle, requiring a lot of preparation and planning to get no salt added variants of things that I enjoy eating.
@da_667
Low salt is the hardest. Its. In. EVERYTHING. As you already know. We Americans really like our salt.
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@da_667
Low salt is the hardest. Its. In. EVERYTHING. As you already know. We Americans really like our salt.
@mattblaze@chillybot @da_667 @mattblaze My sodium levels started going down when I started eating potatoes without regret. I read somewhere that it has to do with all the potassium but IDK. Point is that it's all weird and kudos for putting in the work to find what works for you.
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@mattblaze according to internet resources, the biggest thing I have to do aside from already managing calories, sugar, and fat to help improve my A1C and Cholesterol numbers, is managing sodium, phosphates, and excessive potassium. Sodium is the biggest hurdle, requiring a lot of preparation and planning to get no salt added variants of things that I enjoy eating.
@da_667 I can highly recommend the Penn Medicine nephrology practice (at the main hospital), if a Philly doctor is in any way convenient for you.
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the last kidney doctor I went to was like:
"How you feeling?"
me: "alright, I guess."
doctor:"Good, give me blood and urine. See you in six months."
This is the same dude who I had been seeing before my primary care physician got acess to their lab work and discovered I was in the middle of CKD in December, nearly a full year after I started seeing this dude.
@da_667 fuckin medical admin bullshit, I swear it's responsible for a billion years of cumulative human suffering.
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@mattblaze according to internet resources, the biggest thing I have to do aside from already managing calories, sugar, and fat to help improve my A1C and Cholesterol numbers, is managing sodium, phosphates, and excessive potassium. Sodium is the biggest hurdle, requiring a lot of preparation and planning to get no salt added variants of things that I enjoy eating.
@da_667 @mattblaze The only real solution (that I've found) to the low-sodium problem is to make everything yourself from ingredients. Use as few pre-packaged foods as possible (this includes like canned vegetables or pre-made tomato sauce). It's a huge pain in the ass at first, but after a couple months you start getting into the swing of it and it gets easier.
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@da_667 @mattblaze The only real solution (that I've found) to the low-sodium problem is to make everything yourself from ingredients. Use as few pre-packaged foods as possible (this includes like canned vegetables or pre-made tomato sauce). It's a huge pain in the ass at first, but after a couple months you start getting into the swing of it and it gets easier.
@Mustardfacial (removed matt because I don't want to spam him) yeah, I'm discovering that for myself as well. Its doable, but it requires effort and documenting everything that I'm putting in my mouth, or will eat a given day.
Before about a month or so ago, I had been giving little notion to my sodium intake. Now? Everything that I can do that has "no salt added" or can be prepared with as little sodium is possible is what I use.
No salt added tomato sauce, No salted added diced tomatoes, fresh, frozen or no salt added vegetables, lean proteins, no salt seasonings, or very light sodium seasonings (e.g. montreal steak seasoning, just the tiniest 1/8th teaspoon of seasoning salt, or the salt/pepper/garlic spice mix from kender) I've been able to consistently stay under 2300mg of sodium per day.
It just takes a lot of prep, and the discipline to stay the course.
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@Mustardfacial (removed matt because I don't want to spam him) yeah, I'm discovering that for myself as well. Its doable, but it requires effort and documenting everything that I'm putting in my mouth, or will eat a given day.
Before about a month or so ago, I had been giving little notion to my sodium intake. Now? Everything that I can do that has "no salt added" or can be prepared with as little sodium is possible is what I use.
No salt added tomato sauce, No salted added diced tomatoes, fresh, frozen or no salt added vegetables, lean proteins, no salt seasonings, or very light sodium seasonings (e.g. montreal steak seasoning, just the tiniest 1/8th teaspoon of seasoning salt, or the salt/pepper/garlic spice mix from kender) I've been able to consistently stay under 2300mg of sodium per day.
It just takes a lot of prep, and the discipline to stay the course.
@Mustardfacial Oh yeah, and I have to avoid most soup, any sausages, any deli meats, all forms of queso, but it is entirely doable.
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@da_667
Low salt is the hardest. Its. In. EVERYTHING. As you already know. We Americans really like our salt.
@mattblaze@chillybot @mattblaze seriously it is fucking hard. Especially for most fast food meals.
can't do queso
can't do deli meat
can't do sausage
can't do soup
can't do ramenHave to be extremely picky, and check out the nutrition values for everything and make good choices.
